Order  of  Service  at  the 
CONSECRATION  Of  St.  Lukes  Church, 
Lincolnton,  N.  C,  August  12,  1886. 

,  .,  .»•  l.  i    a.,,  9  Psalm  t:xxii 

The  People  stand  while  the    Bishop    and    tht  w         .,, 

Clergy  go  up  the  aisle  repeating  Psalm  i4.  |      1  was  glad  when  thej  «ud    unto    me.    We    will 

"  Then  the  People  sit  during   .    short   address   by  j  go  into  the  house  of  the  Lord 

*  j     Our  feet  shall.stand  in  thy  gates,  O  Jerusalem. 

'    As  t^Bishop  kneel,  the  People  kneel  also   and  |      Jerusalem  is  built  as  a  cit)  that  is  at  unity  in  itself 
continue  In  that  position  till  the  end  of  the  Collects  j      For  thither  the  tribes  go  up    even  the   tribes    o 
offered  by  the  Bishop.  **  ^ord,  to  testify  unto  Israel,  togrvetbanks  unto 


Next  the  Sentence  of  Consecration  is  read,  the 
People  sitting. 

As  the  .Sentence  is  laid  on  the  Altar,  the  People- 
rise  and  remain  standing  until  they  kneel  at  the 
Confession  in  Morning  Prayer. 


the  Name  of  the  Lord 

For  theie  is  the  seat  of  judgment,  even  the 
seat  of  the  house  of  David. 

O  pray  for  the  peace  of  Jerusalem  ;  they  shall 
prosper  that  love  thee. 

Peace  be  within  thy  walls,  and  plenteousness 
Proper  Psalms  said  by  the  Minister  and    People    within  thy  palaces. 


alternately. 


Psalm     LXXXIV 


For  my  brethren     and  companions'  sakes.  I  will 
wish  the  prosperity. 


O  how  amiable  are  thy    dwellings,    thou    Lord!       Yaa,  because  of  the  house  of  the  LoRDOur  God, 
of  hosts!  |  1  'vill  seek  to  do  thee  good. 

My  soul  hath  a  desire  and  longing  to  enter    into  j       Glory  be  to  the  Father  and  to    the  Son    and    to 
the  courts  of  the  Lord  ;   my  heart  and  my  flesh   rejrjthe  Holy  Ghost; 

joke  in  the  living  God.  [      As  it    was    in    the    beginning,    isnow,  and  ever 

Yea,  the  sparrrow  hath  found  her  an  house,  and*  a^ii  he,  world  without  end.    Amen. 
the     swallow    a    nest,     where    sne    may    lay    herj  Psalm  exxxii 

young;   even  thy  altars,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  my  King?       LORD,  remember  David,  and  all  his    trouble: 
and  my  God.  |       How  he  sware  unto    the   Lord,    and    vowed    a 

Blessed  are    they    that  dwell  in    thy  house  :  they  j  vow  unto  the  Almighty  Cod  of  Jacob. 
will  be  alway  praising  thee.  I  will  not  come  within  the    taberncnle    ot    mme 

Blessed  is  the    man  whose    strength  is    in  thee  ;  j  house,  nor  climb  up  into  my  bed  ; 
hi  whose  heart  are    thy  ways.  |       I  will  not  suffer  mine  eyes  to    sleep,    nor    mine 

Who  going  through  the  vale  of  misery  use  it  for  j  eye-lids  to  slumber;   neither    the    temples    of    my 

head  to  take  any  rest ; 

Until  I  find  out  a  place  for    the    temple    of    the 
Lord  ;an  habitation  for  the  mighty  God  of  Jacob* 
Lo,  we  heard  the  same  at  Ephrata.    and    found 
it  in  the  wood. 

We  will  go  into  his  tabernacle,  and  fall  low    on 
our  knees  before  his  footst  >ol. 

Arise.  O  Lord,    into    thy    resting-place:    thou. 


a  well  ;  and  .the  pools  are  filled  with  water 

They  will  go  from  strength  to  strength,  and  unto 
the  God  of  gods    appeared!    every    one  of  them  in 

Sion. 

0  Lord  God  of  hosts,  hear  my  prayer :  hearken, 
O  God  of  Jacob. 

Behold,  O  God  our  defender,  and  look  upon  the 
face  of  thine  Anointed. 

For  one  day  in  thy  courts  is  better  than  a  thous-  j  and  the  ark  of  thy  strength. 

J  .  f      Let  thy  priests  be    clothed    with    righteousness: 

unci  i 

r",     ,       i       i_        i        i  •    +u    u  „Co '  rxt-mv* and  let  thy  saints  sing  with  joyfulness. 

1  had  rather  be  a  door-keeper  in  the  house  ot  my  .  J  &  •»  ■ 

( ;od,  than  to  dwell  in  the  tents  of  ungodliness.  For  thy  servant  David  s  sake,  turn  not  away  tne 

For  the  Lord    God  is    a  light    and  defence  ;  the   P^nce  of  thine  A  .  untod 
Lord   Will  give    grace    and    worshis  ;  and  n  ,  good         Fhe  Lord  hath  made  a  faithful  oath  unto  David, 
thing  shall  he  withhold  from  them  that  live  a  godly    and  he  shall  not  shrink    rom  it; 

&  j      Of  the  fruit  of  thy  body  shall  I  set  upon  thy  seat. 

ie',  „     .     ,    ,      .     -,,  ,    •    ,,   .  m  ,.  fl.„j      [£  thv  children  will  keep  my  covenant,    and    my 

O  Lord  God  of    hosts,    blessed    is  the  m..n  ti.at  t 
putteth  his  trust  in  thee.  testimonies  that  1  shall  learn  them  :    then  chddren 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,    and    to  the  Son,  and  to    also  shall  sit  upon  thy  seat  for  evermore. 
the  Holy  Ghost  j  For  hte  Lord  hath  cho.cn  Sion  to  de  an    habUa- 

Asitwas    in    the    beginning,    is  now,  and  ever!  tion  for  himself ;  he  hath  longed  for  her. 
shall  be.  world  without  end.      Amen.  |      This    shall    be    my    rest    forever:     here    will    I 


dwell,  For  1  have  a  delight  therein. 

I  will  bless  her  victuals  with  increase,  and  will 
satisfy  her  poor  with  bread. 

T  will  deck  her  priests  with  health,  and  her  saints 
shall  rejoice  and  sing. 

There  shall  I  make  the  horn  of  David  to  flour- 
ish :    I  have  ordained  a  lantern  tor  mine  Anointed. 

As  for  his  enemies.  F  shall  clothe  them  with 
.sham-:   but  upon  himself  shall  his  crown  flourish. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to 
the  Holy  Ghost ; 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever 
shall  be.  world  without  end.    Amen. 

At    the    end  of  Morning    Prayer,  Hymn  278. 

I'll  wash  my  hands    in  innocence,     ,  | 

And  round  thine  altar  go  ; 
Pour  the  glad  hymn  of  triumph  thence, 
And  thence  thy  wonders  show. 

Mv  thanks  I'll  publish  there,  and  tell 

I  low  thy  renown  excels; 
That  seat  affords  me  most  delight, 

In  which  thine  honour  dwells. 

After  the  Gospel,  Psalm  C. 

O  be  joyful  in  the  Loud,  ail  ye  lands:  serve  the 
Lord  with  gladness,  and  come  before  his  presence 
with  a  song. 

Be  ye  sure  that  the  Lord  he  is  God  ;  it  is  he  that 
hath  made  us,  and  not  we  ourselves  ;  we  are  his 
people,  and  the  sheep  of  his  pasture. 

Ogo  your  way  into  his  gates  with  thanksgiving^ 
and  into  his  courts  with  praise;  be  thankful  unto 
him,  and  speak  good  of  his  Name 

For  the  Lord  is  gracious,  his  mercy  is  everlasting  ; 


and  his  truth  endureth  from  generation  to  genera- 
tion. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to 
the  Holy  Ghost ; 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now.  and  ever 
shall  be,  world  without  end.      Amen. 

.  At  the  close  of  the  Service.  Hymn  281. 
O  'twas  a  joyful  sound  to  hear 

Our  tribes  devoutly  say, 
Up,  Israel !   to  the  temple  haste, 

And  keep  your  festal-day. 
At  Salem's  courts  we  must  appear, 

With  our  assembled  powers, 
In  strong  and  beauteous  order  ranged, 

Like  her  united  towers. 
O  ever  pray  for  Salem's  peace 
For  they  shall  pros'prous  be, 
Thou  holy  City  of  our  God, 

Who  bear  true  love  to  thee. 
May  peace  within  thy  sacred  walls 

A  constant  guest  be  found  ; 
-With  plenty  and  prosperity 
Thy  palaces  be  crown 'd. 
For  my  dear  brethren's  sake,  and  friends 

No  less  than  brethren  dear, 
I'll  pray,  May     peace    in  Salem's  towers 

A  constant  guest  appear. 
But  most  of  all  I'll  seek  thy  good, 

And  ever  wish  thee  well. 
For  Sion  and  the  temple's  sake, 
Where  God  vouchsafes  to  dwell. 
The  People  continue  standing  till  the    Clergy 
have  left  the  Church. 


Ordination  Services, 

in  St.  Luke's  Church,  Lincolnton,  N.  C, 

Friday,  August  13th,  1886. 


Morning-  Prayer  at  9  o'clock  A.  M. 

Processional  Hynn  at  1 1  o'clock  A.  M.,  138. 

Holy,  holy,  Hbly!  Lord  God  Almighty! 
Early  in  the  morning  our  song  shall  rise  to  thee  : 

Holy,  holy,  holy  !  merciful  and  mighty  ! 
God  in  Three  Persons,  blessed  Trinity! 

Holy,  holy,  holy!  All  the  saints  adore  thee, 
Casting  down   their   golden    crowns    around  the 
glassy  sea ; 
Cherubim  and  seraphim  falling    down  before 
thee. 
Which  wert,  and  art,  and  evermore  shalt  be. 
Holy,  holy,  holy!    though    the    darkness  hide 
thee, 
Though  the  eye  of  sinful  man  thy  glory  may  not 
see, 
Only  thou  art  holy  ;  there    is  none  beside  thee 
Perfect  in  power,  in  love,  and  purity. 

Holy,  holy,  holy  !  Lord  God  Almighty!       L 
All  thy  works  shall  praise    thy    name,   in  earth, 
and  sky,  and  sea  : 
Hhly,  holy,  holy !  merciful  and  mighty  ! 
God  in  Three  Persons,  blessed  Trinity  ! 
The  People  sit  during    the   Presentation    of   the 
Candidate  and  until  the  Litany  begins. 

After  the  Litany,  Hymn  271. 

Father  of  mercies,  bow  thine  ear, 

Attentive  to  our  earnest  prayer : 

We  plead  for  those  who  plead  for  thee  ; 

Successful  pleaders  may  they  be. 

How  great  their  work,  how  vast  their  charge 

Do  thou  their  anxious  souls  enlarge : 

Their  best  acquirements  are  our  gain : 

We  share  the  blessings  they  obtain. 

Clothe,  then,  with  energy  divine 

Their  words,  and  let  those  wrordsbe  thine; 

To  them  thy   sacred  truth  reveal, 

Suppress  their  fear,  inflame  their  zeal. 

Teach  them  to  sow  the  precious  seed, 

Teach  them    thy  chosen  flocks  to  feed  ; 


Teach  them  immortal  souls  to  gain  — 
Souls  that  will  well  reward  their  pain. 
Let  thronging  multitude*  around 
Hear  from  their  lips  the  joyful  sound  ; 
In  humble  strains  thy  grace  implore, 
And  feel  thy  new-creating  power. 
Let  sinners  break  their  massy  chain*, 
Distressed  souls  forget  their  pains  ; 

Let  light  through  distant  realms  be  spread. 

And  Sion  rear  her  drooping  head. 

The  People  sit  during  the  address  to    the    Can- 
didate and  his  Examination. 

They  kneel  during  the  secret  Prayer,  the  ''Come, 
Holy  Ghost  &c,,"  and  the  prayer  By  the    Bishop. 
They  stand  at  the  Laying  on  of  Hands,  delivery 
of  the  Bible  and  .Stole. 
Recessional  Hymn,  424. 

All  hail  the  power  of  Jesus'  name  '. 

Let  angels  prostrate  fall  ; 
Bring  fonh  the  royal  diadem, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 
Crown  him,  ye  martyrs  of  our  God. 

Who  from  his  altar  call ; 
Extol  the  Stem  of  Je&se's  rod. 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 
Hail  him,  the  Heir  of  David's  line. 

Whom  David.  Lord  did  call : 
The  God  incarnate  !   Man  divine  ! 

And  crown  him  Lord  of  all .' 
Ye  seed  of  Israel's  chosen  race. 

Ye  ransomed  of  the  fall. 
Hail  him  who  saves  you  by  his  grace. 

And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 
Sinners,  whose  love  can  ne'er  forget 

The  wormwood  and  the  gall. 
Go.  spread  your  trophies  at  his  feet. 

And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 
Let  every  kindredt  every  tribe. 

On  this  terrestrial  ball. 
To  him  all  magesty  ascribe^ 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  alL 


